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Thursday, May 5, 2011

30 Things To Make With Old Sweaters

We made it through another winter and now that Spring is here, it’s time to go through our closets and pack up the sweaters until next season. If you have a few that are too worn or no longer fit, you can repurpose the sweaters by making them into all kinds of useful or pretty things. Here is a bunch of clever and crafty ideas you can try, many have you felting the wool first which is easy enough to do by washing in hot water (most projects include detailed instructions for felting). A few of these projects are found in other collections here on Tipnut but copied here to keep things organized in one spot. Have fun!

Recycled Sweater Crafts

Girls Spring Mini-Tote By betzwhite.com

Girls Spring Mini-Tote: Made with a felted wool sweater, scraps of felt and assorted buttons. Sweater Bottle Vases: Instead of hot glue, sweaters are cut to fit then sewn so they can slip over the bottle (easy to remove and wash).

Hat & Mitts Set: Pretty mitten and cloche hat set made from a thrifted turtleneck cashmere sweater. Long cuffs feature a row of buttons. Recycled Sweater Bag: Felted wool sweaters whip up nicely into an easy tote. Embellish with a fabric flower if you like.

Leg Warmers: These couldn’t be easier to make, simply cut the arms off an old sweater, finish the edges and voila! ready to wear. Cozy Throw: A good project to use up 5 or 6 sweaters, finished size is 42″x47″ (though you can make as large as you like).

Cozy Throw By womansday.com

Sweater Picnic Blanket By mylifetime.com

Sweater Picnic Blanket: Wool sweaters are first felted then cut into squares and sewn into a blanket, finished size approximately 4 feet square. Another blanket idea found here. Make A Throw or Pillow: Instructions for making both a throw and pillow from felted wool sweaters.

Make A Throw or Pillow By bhg.com

Potluck Dish Cozy By craftzine.com

Potluck Dish Cozy: Two felted sweaters are used for this project (one for lining), top flap folds over and held in place with velcro. More casserole totes listed here. Sweater Slippers: Simple slippers made with a wool sweater, top edge is finished with crochet trim. More slipper tutorials found here.

Sweater Slippers By craftstylish.com

Seat Covers By wholeliving.com

Seat Covers: Reupholster chair seats with thrift-store sweaters (secured in place with a staple gun). Cozy Candles: Fit sweater cuffs over a glass candle holder for a pretty, decorative effect.

Cozy Candles By countryhome.com

Sweater Tube Scarf By rhythmofthehome.com

Sweater Tube Scarf: With a bit of cutting and simple sewing, you can fashion a tube scarf (or cowl) to wear all winter long. Tissue Cover: A little pouch cozy to carry a pack of tissues, made with a piece of felted wool. More tissue covers & cozies found on this page.

Tissue Cover By resweater.blogspot.com

Eyeglass Case By betzwhite.com

Eyeglass Case: Made with an 8″ square scrap from a felted wool sweater, trimmed with ric rac and scraps of felt. More eyeglass cases found here. Pet Bed: This is made by crocheting strips of old sweaters together then shaped into a bed that puppy can cozy into. You’ll find more pet beds here.

Sweater Purse: Made with a sweater, fat quarter of fabric, fusible interfacing, batting, ribbon and purse handles. Aromatherapy Rice Pillow: The arm of a felted sweater is removed to be filled with uncooked rice and tea, ends sewn closed.

Laptop Cozy: Made with a felted wool sweater, zipper is added to keep case closed. More laptop covers on this page. Felted Tea Cozy: Made with two old wool sweaters that have been felted, grosgrain ribbon and a decorative button. More tea cozies listed on this page.

1 comment:

I adore the colors in the sweater throw. I would love to try that project. I have to get better at sewing first, I suppose. I sure miss my Grandma. She was an amazing. She use to sew all my clothes. I had the best long dresses around! I miss her dearly.